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Ave and her best friend Katie lived for many years as nuns in a convent in Nimbschen. But one day the two women and several other nuns decided they must flee the convent for the city of Wittenberg so that they could worship the Lord in a way pleasing to him.
After their respective marriages, Ave moved away from Wittenberg, while Katie remained in the city with her new husband, Dr. Martin Luther. Over the years, the women wrote each other many letters and remained close friends and “sisters in the Lord.”
Now, in a novel set almost three decades later, Ave has received news that Katie has died. Determined to share her friend’s story, Ave begins to relay her memories of Katie and share the letters she has kept for all these years. Her desire is only that we learn what her friend Katie came to learn over fifty-three years on this earth: trust in the Lord, who strengthens the hearts of all who hope in him (Psalm 31:24).
What others are saying about this book:
"It was well written and a good blend of history and action. it was nice to see Martin Luther through his wife and best friend's eyes instead of only through himself/pastors/reformers. I felt as though I was right there with her in some of the parts. I like the part about them escaping out of the convent!" – Ellie (Iowa, USA)
"Letters from Katie Luther is a delightful book. It is a book written for young people by an author, who although in her eighties, is young at heart. Not only will young people profit from this book about the life of Katie Luther, but readers will learn much about her famous husband, the great Reformer Martin Luther. Through Katie’s eyes, we are given insights that only a wife and mother could have. Although a novel, Letters from Katie Luther is not a typical novel. Behind the book is a novel idea for a novel. Readers are not simply told the story of Katie Luther’s eventful life. Instead, Katie herself tells us her life’s story in the letters that she writes to her dear friend and sister in Christ, Ave von Schoenfeld Axt. Mrs. Casemier has written a gem. From the heart of one who knows young girls, especially through her years as a Christian schoolteacher, and who knows the calling of a Christian wife through her years of marriage to her godly husband, our hearts and minds are uplifted. Every young girl, teenager, and young mother ought to read this book. Along the way, you will be reminded of the history of the Reformation—history worth being reminded of. Highly recommended!" -Ronald Cammenga
Read reviews by Tressa D. (the Grandville Gleaner), Kristin Dykstra, Sarah Mowery, Eva and Mina Boekestein (The Outlook), Ronald Cammenga (the Standard Bearer), and Jason Van Vliet (Clarion).
Shirley Casemeier was a Christian schoolteacher for many years. Letters is her first book.
- 208 pages
- softcover
- ISBN 978-1-944555-53-5
- Release date: April 1, 2020
eBook version available